Todays 4 boxes of halves, A very weird find,Pics Added!

[ImpurestStewart]

All from same bank, Found a 1972 half that looks and feels silver. It isn't 90% and it weighs .2 grams more than a clad halve. No mintmark. It is really odd. I took pics on the scale so everyone would believe me.

Box #1-1967 ender(Only silver in box)

Box #2-1972 mystery coin, 2 40%s

Box #3-Skunk

Box #4-Skunk.

HH. IS. Will upload pics as soon as K gets them.(Thanks again K!)

 

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[Bigheed]

Re: Todays 4 boxes of halves, A very weird find(Pics pending)

looking forward to the pic..

Sucks on that ender box, I had 2 like that in the last 2 weeks, both String boxes, Lone enders and thats it.....really weird, my usualy rule of thumb is each ender = 5 silvers and it usually holds true.

 

[enamel7]

Re: Todays 4 boxes of halves, A very weird find(Pics pending)

The 72 is probably plated.
HH
enamel7

 

[K]

Re: Todays 4 boxes of halves, A very weird find(Pics pending)

Lol pics pending no problem I.S.!!

 

[ImpurestStewart]

It doesn't look plated to me due to the even wear. The edge pic doesn't do it justice. I am gonna take it to someone with a silver tester or something to be sure. I immediately thought it was a franklin on first site and then I saw that.

 

[SeaninNH]

That's an interesting find Austin. I'd take a file to that and see if there is a core.

It doesn't look plated to me. It may be silver plated if anything, but that's not chrome.

 

[ImpurestStewart]

I don't want to damage it sean, I know it's not chrome. I just don't know what to think about it.

 

[AGBlex]

awesome pic man great find!

 

[etaucher86]

It might be a magic coin, try lightly tapping it on something to see if it will come apart. If it does there should be another coin hiden inside of it.

 

[Brush64]

Does it have the nice 'ting' to it when you drop it on a glass or hard countertop...or does it just sound like a regular clad half?

Interesting find, though

 

[BuffaloBoy]

might have been plated 39 yrs ago in 1972 and was circulated a lot between now and then, though I am not an expert and this is my opinion. Cool find though, i would keep it!

 

[SeaninNH]

What's a 40%er weigh? That seems to weigh considerably more than a clad half.

Imagine if you just found a 72 on a non S minted silver planchet...

Info on the 40%ers:

Dates: 1965-1970
1976
Mints: Philadelphia (1965-1967)
Denver (1968-1970)
San Francisco (1976)
Composition: 40% silver
60% copper
Weight: 11.50 grams
0.37 ounces
Diameter: 30.61 mm
1.21 inches

 

[ArkieBassMan]

It would be very cool (and valuable) if you indeed have a 1972 half struck on a 40% planchette. I hope that's what it is, but its not likely. Most likely you simply have a plated half...maybe even silver plated. I would think since the plating process adds metal, it would add weight as well. As for the wear, I would guess that it was plated several years ago and saw a lot of circulation, or maybe someone plated his "lucky coin" and carried it in his pocket for years.

Just speculating. Hope its the real deal.

 

[Generic_Lad]

Perhaps it is a counterfeit? It would be really interesting if it was but I don't know that there are any counterfeits of the Kennedy half dollars.

 

[Dok Holliday]

Perhaps it is a counterfeit? It would be really interesting if it was but I don't know that there are any counterfeits of the Kennedy half dollars.

And that, exactly, is why they would be a great thing to counterfeit

 

[Bigheed]

I'm going to say no, printing money is easy

my dad was a secret service agent, i saw counterfeit money all the time

getting planchets and striking coins or trying to mold your own? I doubt it.